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Get Paid Escapes: This exciting mix of programs allows you to earn money, while having the trip of a lifetime. Participants will be able to immerse themselves in a new country and culture, without worrying about the costs. Working in a new country will let them experience life and the culture as a true insider, while acting as an ambassador for their own nation. The money participants earn will make it possible to get out and do more. They can explore on their days off, or travel at the end of their placement.

Immersed Escapes: These programs give participants the opportunity to not only travel to a new country, but experience the real life and the spirit of their chosen destination. The Immersed programs are the perfect way to live like a true member of the community and to fully integrate into a new culture. We have many exciting options, such as teaching or volunteering, so we are sure to have one to meet your every participant needs.

Group Escapes: These programs are specifically designed for those who want to get away, but not from everybody! We arrange exciting group projects, in many destinations, enabling participants to help communities and give back to the local population.

Work/Travel Escape¹: This program brings international university students to the U.S. on their summer break (May – October or November – April) for up to 4 months to work in positions² such as amusement park staffing, restaurant and concessions, park service staff, as well as housekeeping, gardening and more. Students enter on a J-1 visa and have their own insurance and access to our support network.

Seasonal Work Escape: Workers can come for 4 to 10 months to fill a recurring seasonal need, and companies are able to bring back the same workers year after year. Positions are typically in amusement park staffing, hotel and restaurant staffing and other unskilled positions. Workers all come on an H-2B visa.

Cultural Escape: Workers come to the U.S. for a period of up to 15 months to work in a job where they can share their culture with Americans. Examples of this are Jamaicans coming to work at an amusement park in a Caribbean show. Participants all come on a Q visa.

¹ The State Department J-1 Work Travel Program is an Exchange Visitor Program designed to achieve the educational objectives of international and cultural exchange by involving young adults in the daily life of the host country through temporary employment opportunities and to return home to share their experiences, and to encourage Americans to participate in the educational and cultural programs in other countries. Today's global markets require international work experience, and the value added by working in the USA is immeasurable to students from overseas.
² Workers will receive the federal minimum wage set by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Federal Minimum Wage is $5.15/hour. Employers of "tipped employees" must pay a cash wage of at least $2.13/hr if they claim a tip credit against their minimum wage obligation. If an employee's tips combined with the employer's cash wage of at least $2.13/hr do not equal the minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. Any international workers employed will be paid the equivalent of their American counterparts.
^*Participants may not be employed as domestic employees in U.S. households or in positions that require them to invest their own money to provide themselves with inventory for the purpose of door- to-door sales.